Palm Treo Pro for Sprint

[naloboy]

Well got an email from Palm saying they have just released, well March 16th, the Palm Treo Pro. Why would they release something like that, looks like a Blackberry, when the Pre is supposedly being released soon for Sprint ? Sounds like bad marketing to me or they might be trying to sucker in the uninformed to buy a Pro before the Pre is released.

edit : Oh ok it is a Windows Mobile device and the Pre is web OS

[chris]

Well got an email from Palm saying they have just released, well March 16th, the Palm Treo Pro. Why would they release something like that, looks like a Blackberry, when the Pre is supposedly being released soon for Sprint ? Sounds like bad marketing to me or they might be trying to sucker in the uninformed to buy a Pro before the Pre is released.

edit : Oh ok it is a Windows Mobile device and the Pre is web OS

You answered you're own question mid-post.:wink: Treo Pro is a very capable Windows Mobile device. Windows Mobile has a devout following and the Treo Pro is one of the better devices out on that platform.

[naloboy]

Yah being a Mac user Windows devices aren't my thing but, being a devoted Sprint customer I didn't want to switch to AT&T just so i could get a iPhone. I almost bout a new phone a few months ago until the Sprint salesman showed told me about the Palm Pre. Went home, Googled it and now I am expectantly waiting for the release

[chris]

Yah being a Mac user Windows devices aren't my thing but, being a devoted Sprint customer I didn't want to switch to AT&T just so i could get a iPhone. I almost bout a new phone a few months ago until the Sprint salesman showed told me about the Palm Pre. Went home, Googled it and now I am expectantly waiting for the release

The Pre has more widespread appeal. As a Mac user, I'd recommend pushing your contacts to Google. That will be the best way to get your contacts on the Pre. Go to Address Book > Preferences > Sync with Google.

Of course, you'll need a Google account, but that's easy enough to set up.

-Chris

[drbloom]

I found it a little wierd that there is a Pro and Pre. Can we just call these the prefix phones??? Little wierd but having used a treo 700 with PalmOS and windows mobile, I actually prefer the 700w. Still isn't stopping me from getting a Professional Pre! Or was it Previous Pro? Or a PrePro Or a ProPre? So I guess there are sillier names they could have come up with....